Newsletter #19: Best of 2019
My New Year's resolution is to really give social media more of my time! Ha ha can you imagine
Well, here we are, at the end of another amazing year! Every year just gets better and better, right? I’m sure we all agree on that!
To celebrate, here are my top picks for 2019 across all of popular culture! Enjoy!
BEST OF 2019
BEST VIDEO GAME
Mario’s Got A Gun (Nintendo)
In a wild departure for Nintendo, Mario’s Got A Gun stormed the world in 2019 and for good reason! Being able to slink out of crusty pipes and tear through the shells of turtles to reveal their meaty insides was a delight! And the satisfaction of shooting at a giant, slow moving bullet with your much faster tiny bullets was a revelation! Bonus points for having Luigi sleep with my wife!
BEST COMIC
Batman Vs. Ghostbusters (DC, whoever publishes Ghostbusters)
Never in my wildest dreams did I think would see this pairing, but it turns out companies love making money! When the Ghostbusters are called in by Alfred to capture the spirits of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Batman flies into a rage! He beats Venkman within an inch of his life (Venkman almost became that which he hunts!) and almost destroys the Ghostbusters, until someone who isn’t Venkman (I forget), traps the spirits of the murdered Waynes, releasing Batman’s mind and soul from their icy grip! Batman hangs up the cowl and has a really good life with many sons (no daughters!)!
BEST PODCAST
TOO CASUAL COMICS CHAT (Make Your Own Podcast Dot Net)
Join Chad, the other Chad, and Wild Phil as they just hit “record" and see what happens! The “Wild Boys" talk about the latest comics and whether or not they line up with the stories they want to tell featuring those characters! This cutting-edge podcast incorporates elements of “Dogme 95” and “cinéma vérité,” banning any post-production work in order to make the podcast as natural as possible. Stay tuned to the end for the regular segment, “Phil ‘Er Up,” where Phil talks directly to the listener about whatever’s on his mind every week, which is usually just The Joker!
BEST ALBUM
I don’t listen to music.
BEST MOVIE
MARVEL MOVIE (The Walt Disney Company, NYSE:DIS)
‘Nuff Said!
BEST TV SHOW
GO FOURTH (Crackle)
Remember all the streaming shows friends recommend with the caveat, “it doesn’t really pick up until the fourth episode?” Well, GO FOURTH is the hot new fantasy series that simply STARTS on the fourth episode! Finally, a series satisfying from beginning to end!
WORST PERSON
RYAN STEGMAN (Ryan’s Parents)
I fucking hate him so much
BEST SINGLE ISSUE 2020
Daredevil #16 (Marvel)
Wow! These lists start sooner every year it seems! If I had to look at what’s been released in 2020 so far, I’d have to say … Daredevil #16 is a lock! Jorge Fornes is back with Nolan on colours, telling a gorgeous Matt and Elektra story! And that Tedesco cover! Yowza!
The runner-up is probably Hawkeye: Freefall #1, out this week from Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt and Kim Jacinto. It’s really good and if it came out in any other year it would have been the best of 2020!
NEXT WEEK
We’ll be back with our regular newsletter! In which, yes, I’ll talk about #buttgate2019
Love,
Chip!